NationalityPologne Birth 1 july 1921 at Warsaw (Pologne) Death 12 june 2010 (at 88 years) at Warsaw (Pologne) Awards Medal for Merit to Culture, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński (1 July 1921 – 12 June 2010) was a Polish screenwriter and film director. Beginning in 1957 he had written or co-written 29 films. He wrote a segment of the film Love at Twenty, which was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.
He grew up in the Żoliborz district of Warsaw. When World War II broke out, Stawiński fought in the Polish Army. In 1940 he joined the partisans and in 1944 he fought in the Warsaw Uprising. He was eventually incarcerated in Oflag VII-A Murnau. After being liberated Stawiński volunteered for the Polish Army in the West and served in Italy in II Corps of Gen. Władysław Anders. He returned to Poland in 1947.
, 1h42 Directed byNelo Risi GenresDrama, War ThemesFilms about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism ActorsGeraldine Chaplin, Nino Castelnuovo Roles Ecrivain Rating64% In rural Yugoslavia, Lenka (Chaplin) lives with her blind brother, Miscia (Scrobogna). They were orphaned of their Greek Orthodox mother and their Jewish father, Rasco (Gavric) is believed to have been killed in the war. As the Second World War continues to rage and fascism activity blights Europe, Lenka and her brother becoming increasingly vulnerable targets to anti-semitic sentiment. She finds support in Ivan (Castelnuovo), a partisan in love with her. Meanwhile, Rasco returns alive, despite resports of his death. Rasco ultimately sacrifices himself to save the life of Ivan, who lies injured in the family's attic. The SS return to collect Lenka and Miscia, who do not reveal the whereabouts of Ivan.
, 1h42 Directed byNelo Risi GenresDrama, War ActorsGeraldine Chaplin, Nino Castelnuovo Roles Ecrivain Rating64% En Yougoslavie rurale, Lenka (Geraldine Chaplin) vit avec son frère aveugle, Miscia (Federico Scrobogna). Ils sont devenus orphelins de leur mère grecque orthodoxe et leur père juif, Rasco (Aleksandar Gavric) supposé mort pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Alors que la guerre continue et que le nazisme et le fascisme gangrènent l'Europe, Lenka et son frère deviennent de plus en plus vulnérables à la vague d'antisémitisme. Lenka trouve refuge auprès de Ivan (Nino Castelnuovo), un partisan tombé amoureux d'elle. Rasco que l'on croyait mort, revient et se sacrifie pour sauver la vie d'Ivan, qui se retrouve piégé dans le grenier de la famille. Les SS capturent Lenka et Miscia, qui ne révèlent pas l'activité d'Ivan.
, 1h27 Directed byAndrzej Munk GenresDrama, Comedy ThemesPrison films, Political films ActorsTadeusz Łomnicki, Leon Niemczyk, Mariusz Dmochowski, Emil Karewicz, Kazimierz Opaliński, Roman Kłosowski Roles Histoire Rating72% The first part is a bitter, tragicomic story of Dzidziuś, a street-wise bon-vivant, drunkard, and coward who unwillingly becomes a soldier in the Home Army during the Warsaw Uprising. Dzidziuś wife Zosia is having an affair with a Hungarian officer stationed nearby, and Dzidziuś is ordered to contact the Hungarian unit and convince the officer to join the battle against the Nazis.
, 1h29 Directed byAndrzej Munk GenresDrama ActorsKazimierz Opaliński, Roman Kłosowski, Leon Niemczyk, Józef Nowak Roles Story Rating75% En 1950, la nuit, un train de voyageurs tue un homme sur la voie. Il s’agit d’Orzechowski, ingénieur depuis 1914. Une enquête suit immédiatement. Le témoignage prend la forme de flash-back. Tuszka, le chef de la station, croit Orzechowski était un saboteur...